Palettes / Colors / #93BBFD

#93BBFD — Light Vivid Blue

#93BBFD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #93BBFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#93BBFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDD391; it also sits naturally between #91F0FD and #9E91FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 73% · Blue 99%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #93BBFD

.text { color: #93BBFD; }
.background { background-color: #93BBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #93BBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(147, 187, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #93BBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(147, 187, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #93BBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(147, 187, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#93BBFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#93BBFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDD391:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #93BBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #93BBFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #93BBFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #93BBFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #93BBFD?

#93BBFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 147, 187, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #93BBFD?

#93BBFD is RGB 147, 187, 253 — HSL 217°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 42%, 26%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #93BBFD?

Its complement is #FDD391; analogous partners are #91F0FD and #9E91FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #93BBFD for text?

Black text on #93BBFD has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.